This week you’ll learn how to persuasively ask for a pay raise. The advice comes to us to from Italy’s Marco Germani. Marco has written guest posts regularly for Influence PEOPLE since I started this series nearly four years ago. I know you’ll enjoy his perspective on influence. To learn more about Marco, connect with […]
You are one lucky person because you just got another big break! This week you’re meeting Oprah Winfrey! You’ve been given 15 minutes to talk with one of the few people who can make or break your career just my mentioning your name. How will you influence Oprah to give you that positive mention or perhaps […]
Here it is, your big break – you have a meeting with the Donald! That’s right, Donald Trump has agreed to give you 15 minutes to pitch your idea. How will you go about persuading him to get a yes answer? This week we’ll take a look at how best to persuade someone who is a […]
Should you try to persuade different personality types with different principles of influence? Several years ago I conducted a survey on that topic and the results seemed to indicate there were certain principles of influence that were more effective with particular personality types. My original survey contained a mixture of business and personal questions, which […]
This month’s Influencers from Around the World post comes from Yago De Marta. Yago has been a guest blogger at Influence PEOPLE since I started this series. Originally from Spain, Yago now spends most of his time in Latin America working with clients to help them speak more fluently and persuasively. To learn more about Yago […]
Not long ago, as I scanned through my social media sites one morning, I came across a blog post where someone shared six reasons why they decided to give up alcohol. Curiosity got the best of me so I clicked on the link to find out why the author made that choice. All of […]
In June, I had the pleasure of giving a keynote presentation to about 200 members of HRACO (Human Resources of Central Ohio). It went really well and the best thing I can say is I persuaded many people to try some of the influence tips I shared. Often people ask me what I do to […]
There’s an old tale that says if a frog is placed in a pot of boiling water it would immediately jump out but if it’s placed in a pot with room temperature water that’s slowly turned up it won’t perceive the difference and can be boiled alive. I don’t know if the story is […]
Do you look to help others? If you do, then the next question is, why? I just finished an excellent book, Give and Take, by Adam Grant. He explores the principle of reciprocity but from a slightly different angle than I typically do. Reciprocity is the psychological principle that tells us people feel obligated […]
This month’s Influencers from Around the World guest post comes by way of my good friend Sean Patrick. Through the power of the internet, he sent it to me all the way from Ireland in just milliseconds. Sean started a his own sales training company, Sales Training Evaluation, and spends time in various parts of Europe […]
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